GHSA and its members participate in many highway safety events and meetings throughout the year.
October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, so Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) is hosting a series of virtual panels to discuss ways that autonomous vehicles (AVs) can help improve road safety for pedestrians and other vulnerable road users (VRUs).
We all recognize that pandemic conditions are transforming life as we know it — in some short-term ways and some potentially long-range. Join the Vision Zero Network for a deep-dive discussion with national transportation leaders recognizing the many challenges we face while trying to center safety, health and justice in our transportation work. Key questions will include: How do we deal with cuts in transit, public funding shortfall and increased traffic fatality rates?
Recent data indicates an increase in risky-driving behaviors that we were already aware of: speeding, driving impaired, and not wearing a seat belt. This workshop will focus on ways to reach risky drivers to mitigate the risks they present to themselves and others.
GHSA Senior Director of External Engagement Pam Shadel Fischer will participate as a panelist during this virtual workshop.
Join the Maryland Department of Transportation for a Highway Safety Seminar Series over the course of four days spread throughout October.
Kristin Kingsley, Founder of Kingsley Consulting Auto Safety Strategies, will speak on different levels of automated driving, the current status of technology, possible timelines for fleet penetration and the role of the broader safety community for both the short and long term.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced new steps to address the unique traffic safety conditions during the national public health emergency that began last spring, including emptier roads, faster speeds and increased driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Join the U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday, September 29, at 1 p.m. ET as they launch the first-ever National Pedestrian Safety Month.
The 17th Annual Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Statewide Conference that was scheduled during October in Duluth has been modified to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Minnesota TZD is taking this opportunity to engage with its partners and disseminate current information in a new way. And it’s all free!
This is a virtual workshop for state highway safety office (SHSO) employees to identify ways to stimulate employer engagement regarding traffic safety initiatives within their state highway safety office.
Join the National Center for Rural Road Safety for the 3rd National Summit on Rural Road Safety, which will continue its mission as an action oriented event with interactive sessions providing real takeaways to assist professionals on their region's Rural Road to Zero.
The Summit will feature:
This year’s Missouri Highway Safety and Traffic Conference will be 100% virtual.
Missouri is excited to unveil its new strategic highway safety plan, Show-Me Zero, and share how all Missourians can get involved in driving Missouri toward safer roads. The conference will feature discussion from both local and national experts on a variety of topics including speed, seat belts, distracted driving, impairment, and connected and autonomous vehicles.
